David Journal

Tag: Doctrine and Covenants

  • Our attitudes about judgement are telling

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    The righteous are more likely to welcome judgement, this if we are righteous we are more likely to welcome the chance to be judged by Christ. (This doesn’t hold true for those who are preparing beating themselves up because they may expect the same from the Lord.)

  • Judgement is universal

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    People today talk about death and taxes being universal. Judgement by the Savior is more universal than both of them.

  • The Eternal Judge

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    The prophets repeatedly seek refugee in the judgements of the Just Judge – perhaps because they spend so much time being judged unfairly by their fellow men.

  • Stand as a light

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    I know what it means to be the light of the world collectively or one of the lights off the world individually but what can we do as parents to ensure that our children know what it means and have the opportunity to consciously choose to embrace that mantle even before they leave our homes?

  • The promise of desire

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    We are promised many times that we will be granted what we desire whether to our benefit of detriment. Elder Maxwell clarifies that this is true on the macro level (ie. we will receive what we consistently desire over time, not necessarily everything that we fleetingly desire). The key is to remember that we can…

  • Exercising agency in my desires

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    The restored gospel teaches much about the critical role that individual agent plays in the plan of exaltation. I think I have an opportunity to use my agency now to cultivate my desire for Laura not based on external stimuli but based entirely on my choice.

  • How do I build a solid habit of consistent prayer?

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    As I have been studying about the power and purpose of prayer as well as how seriously it is commanded of us I have begun to wonder how I could build a habit of prayer that is as consistent as my habit of scripture study has become? The difference being that scripture study is once…

  • Asking in the spirit

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    We are promised that if we ask in the spirit we will receive what we ask for. What that requires is that we stay close to the spirit and align ourselves with the spirit through prayer.

  • The oath and covenant of the priesthood

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    The oath and covenant of the priesthood is, to a large degree the covenant of Heavenly Father to give ask that He has to those who obtain and remain faithful to the priesthoods which are available to them. The responsibility of mortals is to seek true priesthood and be faithful to whatever portion is allowed…

  • Scriptural husband

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    Husband are to render due benevolence to their wives and wives have claim upon their husband fit their maintenance. In other words, the heads-up of a husband is one of responsibility more than one of privilege.